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Woonsocket, R.I. -- CVS/pharmacy officially unveiled on Thursday a new personalized digital experience on CVS.com, which features extensive health information and resources in addition to customized deals and savings information. “It is one step of many that is focused on creating the most personalized and accessible shopping experience. … After 14 years of ExtraCare’s track record, we are uniquely positioned to make sure that the logic and the thinking and the insights that we have really pay off for the customer, both in terms of their health objectives and their savings objectives,” Rob Price, senior VP and CMO for

In honor of hitting 1 million Twitter followers, luxury brand Burberry sent approximately 3,000 thank you GIFs to fans last Monday. The thank you e-cards were personalized with followers' names and were tweeted at them directly. While this certainl seems like a nice sentiment, and given that Friday was the GIF's 25th Birthday, I wanted to determine what impact these tweets had.

During the “Mobile Meets Retail: Matching Products with People on Mobile and Social” session at the 2012 Mobile Marketing Association Forum, Steve Morse, manager of search and mobile marketing at Omaha Steaks, discussed the strides the company has taken since it dipped its toes in the mobile space. 

/PRNewswire/ -- Job satisfaction, a lack of employee loyalty and a strong emphasis on compensation are at the forefront of the job market in retail and fashion, according to 24 Seven's Sixth Annual Salary Survey. The survey, conducted in collaboration with Women's Wear Daily, queried more than 1,700 professionals across the U.S. in all sectors including design and technical development, sales and marketing, merchandising, product development, operations, e-commerce, wholesale and store level. "The fashion and retail job market is experiencing a period of disconnect, and talent is restless," said Celeste Gudas, CEO and Founder of 24 Seven, Inc. "As

Patagonia, a leading designer of outdoor, surf and sport-related apparel, announced the launch of its Vote the Environment campaign. The campaign asks customers to register to vote, learn about candidates’ environmental records and vote for the world they want to live in. Patagonia is one of the only for-profit businesses to engage in a public campaign that aims to sway its customers’ voting towards the most environmentally minded candidates.

Fanatics, Inc., the online retailer of officially licensed sports merchandise, appointed Jack Boyle as president of merchandising. Prior to his position at Fanatics, Boyle was EVP - general merchandise manager, women’s and intimate apparel at Kohl’s Corporation. Boyle will report to Fanatics CEO Alan Trager. In his new role, Boyle will oversee merchandising for all of the Fanatics sites, which includes managing vendor relationships and building a profitable licensed vendor business. He will develop and execute the product strategy that drives Fanatics growth through the ideation, selection, pricing and promotion of merchandise. “With all of the exciting changes that

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According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), May retail industry sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) decreased 0.3 percent seasonally-adjusted from April, but increased 4.8 percent unadjusted year-over-year.

 May retail sales, released by the U.S. Department of Commerce, showed total retail sales (which include non-general merchandise categories, such as automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants) decreased 0.2 percent seasonally adjusted month-to-month, but increased 7.1 percent unadjusted year-over-year.

 Clothing and clothing accessories stores' sales increased 0.9 percent seasonally-adjusted month-to-month, and increased 7.3 percent unadjusted year-over-year. Electronics and appliance stores’ sales increased 0.8 percent seasonally-adjusted month-to-month, and 1.2 percent unadjusted year-over-year.

SECAUCUS, N.J. — Eric Bauer, COO of The Children's Place Retail Stores, has left the company effective June 19, the company announced Wednesday. Jane Elfers, president and CEO, will resume oversight of the company's supply chain, store operations, finance, information technology and real estate functions. Commenting on Bauer's departure, Elfers said, "We thank Eric for his contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors." Bauer joined Children's Place as COO in May 2011, after spending eight years with Gap Inc., culminating in his appointment as EVP brand operations, COO for Gap North America where he was responsible for

Is Amazon.com being set up to become the showroom for Walmart's Supercenters? New research from Kantar Retail that looked at 36 items from four categories — including edible grocery, non-edible grocery, health and beauty care and general merchandise — found that Amazon.com's market basket basket was 20.5 percent higher than the same items sold in one of Walmart's stores. The research also looked at Walmart.com and found that the same items sold online were seven percent more than if consumers made a trip to their nearby Supercenter. One advantage that Amazon may have over Walmart's brick and click operations